Television
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‘The White Lotus’ creator Mike White is coming back to ‘Survivor’
May 28, 2025 12:06 pm - Mike White seems to love an island getaway — the filmmaker and creator behind the HBO drama “The White Lotus” is headed back to “Survivor” for the show’s 50th season.
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A man of many talents: Award-winning actor Jeremy Piven takes on stand-up comedyMay 28, 2025 10:54 am - Three-time Emmy Award-winner and Evanston-raised actor-turned-stand-up-comedian Jeremy Piven headlines Chicago’s The Vic Theatre June 6 as part of his international comedy tour.
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HBO’s new Harry Potter series has found its Harry, Ron and Hermione
May 28, 2025 9:58 am - HBO on Tuesday announced that it has cast the three lead actors in its upcoming Harry Potter show, the latest major screen adaption of the hugely popular original book series.
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What to stream: Bono documentary, and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel play sisters
May 26, 2025 5:30 am - U2’s frontman in the documentary “Bono: Stories of Surrender” and Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel playing dysfunctional siblings in the murder thriller series “The Better Sister” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
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‘Pee-wee as Himself’ unmasks Paul Reubens
May 22, 2025 2:41 pm - Some bio documentaries are carried mostly by the reflective, archival footage that send you back to the subject’s heyday. But in Matt Wolf’s “Pee-wee as Himself” — as wonderful as much of the archival stuff is — nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply himself.
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Natalie Portman and John Krasinski embark on a globe-trotting adventure in ‘Fountain of Youth’
May 22, 2025 11:40 am - The spirit of Indiana Jones is baked into the essence of the new movie “Fountain of Youth.” This lighthearted, globe-trotting heist from Guy Ritchie, debuting on AppleTV+ on Friday, stars Natalie Portman and John Krasinski as estranged siblings attempting to piece together historical facts in hopes of finding the mythical spring.
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George Wendt, who played a beloved barfly on ‘Cheers’ and found another home onstage, dies at 76
May 20, 2025 3:19 pm - George Wendt, an actor with an Everyman charm who played the affable, beer-loving barfly Norm on the hit 1980s TV comedy “Cheers” and later crafted a stage career that took him to Broadway in “Art,” “Hairspray” and “Elf,” has died. He was 76.
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Curtain coming down after 30 years at ‘Inside Edition’ for Deborah Norville
May 19, 2025 5:05 pm - For a television news industry in a constant state of motion, Deborah Norville has been a model of stability. She began hosting the syndicated newsmagazine “Inside Edition” in 1995 and has remained there ever since. Now that 30-year run is coming to a close.
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‘Sesame Street’ moves in with Netflix, but will stay on PBS
May 19, 2025 11:02 am - Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad reach while keeping it on its long-standing home, PBS, at the same time, the companies announced Monday.
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What to stream: Krasinski and Portman search for ‘Fountain of Youth,’ and Joe Jonas’ album
May 19, 2025 5:30 am - Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album, “Work It Out,” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.